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In most cases this is true. But there are some exceptions, such as the Godfather, in which the film
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Yeah it is!!! You can go wild with your imagination with the books and when they make the film, it
might be good but no where near as good as the book and is aways disappointing to some extent!! XP |
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I agree with the books you mentioned being better than the movies. Although I did like the Harry
Potter movies for some of the things they had that the books did not. Like Luna Lovegood petting a
baby Thestral. That was sweet. |
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This is true. I read the sword of truth series and now its being turned into a TV series and its
nothing near as exciting as the book. Books are great because we can imagine it however we like.
Anything is possible in a book, the imagination has no limits but once it gets put on screen it has
to be shortened into a reasonable length and many parts have to be changed or dropped because its
too hard to do it on screen, or the budget doesn't have room. The wizards first rule has been
changed a lot for TV because they have to make it appeal to a larger audience than just the readers
so much of the book is altered to become TV and viewer friendly. |
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Yeah because when i read harry potter it was much better than the film
the books are in more detail that the film because the film they tend to cut things out that are in
the book. |
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Agreed I always read the book first and the Film is never as good.;/-) |
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Well... I agree that 99.99999% of the time, this is true. However, I saw the film of Twilight when I
didn't know what it was, and thought it was a bit boring. I tried to read the book and couldn't get
further than half-way because it's so boring.
(Before you say it's because I can't read, I actually read a hell of a lot. I've never found myself
unable to bear finishing a book before Twilight) |
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They’re such different media. It’s been said that bad books make great movies, and vice versa. A
lot of trashy thrillers turn into movie classics (Kiss Me Deadly, The Godfather etc). Big complex
classic books are more likely to suffer from the necessary simplifications that need to be made in a
two-hours-or-less movie. Catch-22 is a very good movie, but disappointing if you read the book
first. It often depends on whether you’ve read the book before seeing the movie, because of the
personal interpretation you’ve already given the characters and story, which isn’t going to be
the same as the movie-makers. And you’re probably less likely to be disappointed the other way
around. Lord of the Rings is an interesting example – you’d have to say the book was a classic
for many, but the (especially the last two) movies have much better pace and structure. |
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Obviously you're not familiar with the book and film version of "In The Heat Of The Night".
The film version with Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger is far superior to the book, with a much better
plot twist at the end. |
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 K9  30 Mar 2009 23:46
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This is a generalization and subjective. Some people have the ability to vividly picture what they
read, while others lack this ability. The author must have the talent to draw the reader in and
keep their attention, while providing enough detail to stimulate the imagination. If the author
fails to provide adequate detail, or provides so much that it is basically "fluff", the reader may
find the movie version more stimulating than the written version. |
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As all of the above listed books are all rubbish which could have been written by a two-year old, I
am voting on the No side over here: Any movie made from these books would have to be better than
these books, as the books are beyond terrible literature in and of themselves. |
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Not if you can't read! |
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The Godfather films are some of the best ever, but the books were considered no more than trashy
pulp fiction. |
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